In trying to understand the roots of this predicament, as well as a way to extricate ourselves
from it, I have come to see the problem as a lack of leadership at the national level. This lack …

This paper addresses the processes of reconciling hierarchies and American ideals and
suggests ways in which the socially functional and radical traditions of corporate history …

American society today is shaped not nearly as much by vast open spaces as it is by vast,
bureaucratic organizations. Over half the working population toils away at enterprises with …

Once the story of modern America seemed relatively simple. On one side stood a business
elite defending a market system to which it owed its power and position. On the other stood …

In 1886, in the case of Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court
bestowed upon the business corporation, under the Fourteenth Amendment to the …

In this challenging work, Christopher Lasch makes his most accessible critique yet of what is
wrong with the values and beliefs of America's professional and managerial elites. The …

A classic examination of the roots of corporate culture, newly revised and updated for the
twenty first century Alan Trachtenberg presents a balanced analysis of the expansion of …

This book focuses on new groups of middle-class Americans who filled hierarchical
corporate structures and promoted new ways of working, living, and interacting with one …

Almost unnoticed in the midst of revisionist attacks on progressive history and the rise of the
New Left, an organizational synthesis has been emerging which offers much to the student …

During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its
enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the …